The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 13, 2016

In today's digest: the F-35, Trump and jobs; senior Pentagon posts during the transition; and more from DOD's top weapons tester's report.

Hewson promises new jobs in Fort Worth

Following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump today, Lockheed Martin Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson told reporters the company plans to add 1,800 employees in Fort Worth, TX.

Kendall to depart Pentagon this month amid new law that would eliminate his office

Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, will leave his job Jan. 19, setting the stage for his office to be disestablished over the course of the next year and its responsibilities divided up between two new congressionally mandated posts -- a chief innovation officer and an official who manages programs.

Work staying on as DEPSECDEF until successor named

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work formally announced today he will be staying on in his post until his successor is named.

DOT&E: KC-46A testing schedule still 'aggressive' and unlikely to be accomplished as planned

The operational testing schedule for the Air Force's KC-46A is “aggressive and unlikely to be executed as planned,” the Pentagon's top weapons tester asserts in a new report that reveals select findings of an extensive operational assessment that concluded in 2016.

Air Force begins new round of massive bunker buster improvements after successful 2016 testing

The Air Force is moving forward with a fourth round of upgrades to Boeing's Massive Ordnance Penetrator -- a 30,000-pound bunker-busting bomb designed to hit targets such as deeply buried clandestine nuclear-weapons development sites -- after a variant of the GBU-57 with a third round of classified upgrades passed muster with the Pentagon's top weapons tester.